By THELAW.TV Immigration reform has dominated the political landscape in Washington for much of the year. There’s widespread agreement that the immigration system needs a comprehensive overhaul. Yet, there’s little agreement on what the change should look like. Democrats want a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants. But many Republicans oppose anything that looks like […]
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By Douglas Word, THELAW.TV The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held hearings last month surrounding issues with the release of information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). According to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the HIPAA Privacy Rule, one of five rules regarding […]
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By Ryan Beckler, THELAW.TV The ever-growing national student loan debt has been well documented as its total has doubled since 2007. The total debt burden recently eclipsed the one-trillion dollar mark. But with more and more college students taking out public and private loans, the co-signers are often the ones left to shoulder the financial […]
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Ryan Beckler, THELAW.TV When John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act (EPA) into law in 1963, the legislation’s aim was to diminish the wage disparity between American men and women. The act was moderately successful as it did somewhat reduce the size of the wage gap, but it shrunk at a snail’s pace. It took […]
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